Archives for January 12, 2010

‘I’ve always thought McNabb and Reid got a bad rap. Together they have led the Eagles to five NFC Championship games and one Super Bowl, but it’s the lack of a Lombardi Trophy that hurts their reputation. With Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick already on the roster and McNabb having one more year left on his contract, they might feel like this is the perfect time to try and get something in return for him. If the Eagles do shop McNabb, Buddy Nix should get on the phone and find out what it will take to bring him in.’

‘”I don’t know what the time schedule is on that,” Grimm said. “I’m not really worried about it right now. I’ve got a few important things to take care of first.”‘

‘Player Of The Year – Fred Jackson – What an incredible journey from Division III to 1,000 yard rusher.’

‘There are only 32 National Football League head coaching jobs out there. Yet it seems the Buffalo Bills have to beg someone to take theirs. Why is this?’

‘”It was very disappointing for me, especially the goals I had set for me and for this team which was for us to try to get to the playoffs, and I wasn’t out there,” said McKelvin. “For me missing some time in the offseason and then only playing in a couple of preseason games and then basically two games played this whole season, getting injured in one game in the second quarter, it’s been very hard to sit back and watch the games."’

‘"There’s a fine line between a guy doing something criminal and acting like a jerk, and that is what we are dealing with here," Hamburg Detective Sgt. Thomas Best Jr. said Monday of Lynch’s behavior.’

‘"To be honest with you, I’m a little afraid we’re going to lose Schotty after this year, so I’m trying to enjoy him right now," Ryan said in the days leading up to the Jets’ win at Cincinnati on Saturday. "I know with some of these jobs that are coming open, there’s probably a good possibility we’re going to lose him. And he deserves to be a head coach. But I’m going to enjoy the ride right now."’

‘The Bills have a multitude of needs. That’s what happens when a team is mismanaged for a decade. They need a head coach, new blood in the personnel department, an outside linebacker, an offensive tackle or two, a defensive lineman, another competent wide receiver and, let’s hope, a new No. 2 tailback. But they’ll only go so far until they find a guy who can do what Warner and Rodgers did Sunday.’

‘Early this morning, the flashing billboard went up, on the southbound Niagara Thruway, near the Clinton Street exit, saying simply, “Buffalo Fans Want Bill Cowher — Paid For By Bills Fans.”‘

‘It is not clear when the Bills, who’ve been interested in Schottenheimer before, will interview him. The Jets, of course, are preparing to play the Chargers in Sunday’s playoff game.’

‘The Bills can wait until the Jets are eliminated or, if they win the AFC, the bye week before the Super Bowl.’